CVE-2012-1879
HIGHInternet Explorer 6-9 - Remote Code Execution via insertAdjacentText Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.1958
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
microsoft/internet_explorer
9
microsoft/internet_explorer
6
Published
Jun 12, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026